The History of Modern Mathematics
Images, Ideas, and Communities
Eberhard Knobloch editor David E Rowe editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Published:26th Aug '94
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Addresses the historiographical and philosophical issues involved in determining the meaning of mathematical history. This book traces the development of the ideas of differential geometry and analysis and discusses structure and interaction of mathematical communities.This volume contains nine essays dealing with historical issues of mathematics. The topics covered span three different approaches to the history of mathematics that may be considered both representative and vital tothe field. The first section, Images of Mathematics, addresses the historiographical and philosophical issues involved in determining the meaning of mathematical history. The second section, Differential Geometry and Analysis, traces the convoluted development of the ideas of differential geometry and analysis. The third section, Research Communities and International Collaboration, discusses the structure and interaction of mathematical communities through studies of the social fabric of the mathematical communities of the U.S. and China.
ISBN: 9780125996631
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 710g
301 pages
3rd edition